Speak positively about math and reward effort rather than grades or ability. Think about how important reading is and how we are told to model this behavior for our children. We need to place math in ...

New math scores show fourth-graders made no gains since 2007, the first time in two decades they have failed to improve. Eighth-graders advanced for yet another year. Education officials called the ...

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A fourth grader at Hartwood Elementary School District channeled her inner “mathlete” to earn a near-perfect score in a nationwide math competition. Charlene “Cici” Xu recently scored in the top 1% of ...

Now the Fielder Elementary School fifth-grader has been named the best math student in Texas based on his performance in Think Through Math's 2015 Texas Summer THINK Challenge, Katy Independent School ...

My second grader can run through long, complicated equations in his head, and I can barely wrap my mind around the new way they are teaching him to do it. I do, however, have basic math skills, and I ...

Students graph linear equations in Zach Loy’s ninth-grade algebra class at Braham Area High School in Minnesota. Credit: Patience Zalanga for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- "Math just comes naturally," said 12-year-old Anthony Wang. "Fractions, algebra, decimals, percents, it helps me build skills." The 6th-grade student at St.

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If many students are struggling with operations like dividing decimals, this schoolwide approach to scheduling can help.

Math scores of California’s average eighth graders on standardized tests in 2021 were in line with the knowledge and skills of fifth graders, according to a new analysis of the state’s Smarter ...